NEWS
Missouri man gets five years in jail for setting mosque on fire
October 20, 2016
Missouri man gets five years in jail for setting mosque on fire
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to five years and three months in prison for setting a fire that destroyed a mosque and two attempted arson attacks of a Planned Parenthood clinic, prosecutors said.
Finland: Islam in schools should contribute to anti-radicalization
October 20, 2016
Finland: Islam in schools should contribute to anti-radicalization
Finnish pupils in elementary education have started their school year of 2016 with a new national curriculum.
Thousands of pilgrims left stranded at Pak-Iran border
October 20, 2016
Thousands of pilgrims left stranded at Pak-Iran border
Around 3,000 pilgrims are stranded for the last three days at the Iran-Pakistan border due to lack of security needed to escort their buses to Quetta.
Supreme Quran Council established in Iraq
October 20, 2016
Supreme Quran Council established in Iraq
A supreme Quran council has been founded in Iraq to promote Quranic activities in the Arab country.
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
October 18, 2016
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the first stage of the decision the government revoked the citizenship of 2000 radicals.
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
October 18, 2016
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have claimed that Pakistani authorities have arrested senior members of the Taliban Supreme council and known Taliban cleric Mullah Ahmadullah Nanay in Quetta on Tuesday.
Window smashed, burnt Quran, hateful letter left at Calgary Islamic center
October 18, 2016
Window smashed, burnt Quran, hateful letter left at Calgary Islamic center
A southeast Calgary Islamic center was vandalized late Friday evening, and a community leader is hoping the person responsible comes forward, because he wants to start a conversation.
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
October 18, 2016
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a grenade attack in Karachi’s Liaquatabad neighborhood on Monday.
Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect
October 18, 2016
Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect
Kazakhstan’s newly created Ministry of Religious Issues and Civil Society says it is taking steps to ban the Salafi sector (Wahhabis).
Doctors protest sale of Scottish-made bombs to Saudi Arabia calling on UK government to end arms deals
October 17, 2016
Doctors protest sale of Scottish-made bombs to Saudi Arabia calling on UK government to end arms deals
Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter calling on the UK Government to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia.